Half an hour of the finest classical music
Wind down with half an hour of back to back classical music, including works by Rachmaninov, Bach, and Grant Still.
Half an hour of back to back classical music to help you wind down after a busy day. Today's mix begins with the haunting sound of a Kokle, a 33-string table harp from Latvia. Mozart's uniquely beautiful writing for oboe and string quartet continues the restful mood, followed by a familiar folk tune given a lush orchestral treatment by Frank Bridge, a stately Sarabande by J.S. Bach, and Rachmaninov's eternally poignant Vocalise. The sequence ends with a melodic violin work by William Grant Still, and an ethereal choral work for upper voices by Taylor Scott Davis.
Producer: Helen Garrison
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Vilnis Salaks
A Cradle Song
Performer: Anda Eglīte.- Dreaming Under the Moonlight.
- Prima Classic.
- 12.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Oboe Quartet in F major, K 370 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Nicholas Daniel. Ensemble: Lindsay String Quartet.- Mozart: Oboe Quartet/Horn Quintet: The Lindsays.
- ASV.
- 6.
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Frank Bridge
Two Old English Songs for string orchestra, No 1: Sally in our alley
Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Hickox.- Orchestral Works Vol. 5.
- Chandos.
- 10 - 11.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
French Suite No 6 in E major, BWV 817 (Sarabande)
Performer: Angela Hewitt.- J.S. Bach, The French Suites: Angela Hewitt.
- Hyperion.
- 31.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Vocalise, Op.34 No.14
Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.- Rachmaninoff - Symphony No.3 Vocalise The Isle of the Dead.
- CHANDOS.
- 1.
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William Grant Still
Mother and Child (Suite for violin and piano)
Performer: Elena Urioste. Performer: Tom Poster.- Estrellita.
- BIS.
- 13.
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Taylor Scott Davis
More Love
Ensemble: Lyyra.- Voces8 Records.
Broadcast
- Fri 26 Sep 202519:00BBC Radio 3
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